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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.4412 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
60.4 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0