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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4565 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and EN 1.4565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
47
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
41.2 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
16 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0