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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4982 stainless steel and EN 1.4938 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 490
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 540
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.0090
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
2.0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.4