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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
7.3
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
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0