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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 620
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35