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EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4876 stainless steel and EN 1.4511 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 33
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 38.6 to 50.7
78.9 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
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), % 0.15 to 0.6
0