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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and EN 1.4109 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4109 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
80.7 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0