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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and EN 1.4523 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4523 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
260
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 3.1
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
17.5 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
75.7 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8