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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4912 stainless steel and EN 1.4640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
620 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
240 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
250 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
150 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
67.4 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
5.5 to 6.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015