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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4988 stainless steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0