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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4105 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4988 stainless steel and EN 1.4105 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4105 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
77.9 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0