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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.4418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
16 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
350 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
530 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
860 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
540 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
730 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
73.2 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0