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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.4655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
450 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
510 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
63.6 to 73.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0