EN 1.4547 (X1CrNiMoCuN20-18-7) Stainless Steel
EN 1.4547 stainless steel is an austenitic stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the solution annealed (AT) condition. 1.4547 is the EN numeric designation for this material. X1CrNiMoCuN20-18-7 is the EN chemical designation.
It has a moderately low electrical conductivity among wrought austenitic stainless steels. In addition, it has a fairly high base cost and a fairly high embodied energy.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.4547 stainless steel to: wrought austenitic stainless steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa 30 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
39 %
Fatigue Strength
290 MPa 42 x 103 psi
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
90 J 67 ft-lb
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
80 GPa 12 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
510 MPa 74 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
750 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
340 MPa 50 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
300 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
420 °C 800 °F
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1090 °C 2000 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1470 °C 2670 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C 2580 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
460 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
14 W/m-K 8.1 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.0 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.3 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
28 % relative
Density
8.0 g/cm3 500 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
5.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
75 MJ/kg 32 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
190 L/kg 22 gal/lb
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
240 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
290 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
26 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 points
Thermal Diffusivity
3.8 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Alloy Composition
Among wrought stainless steels, the composition of EN 1.4547 stainless steel is notable for including copper (Cu) and containing a comparatively high amount of nickel (Ni). Copper is used to improve resistance to acids, and to improve formability. Nickel is primarily used to achieve a specific microstructure. In addition, it has a beneficial effect on mechanical properties and certain types of corrosion.
| Fe | 51 to 56.3 | |
| Cr | 19.5 to 20.5 | |
| Ni | 17.5 to 18.5 | |
| Mo | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| Cu | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| Mn | 0 to 1.0 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.7 | |
| N | 0.18 to 0.25 | |
| P | 0 to 0.030 | |
| C | 0 to 0.020 | |
| S | 0 to 0.010 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
EN 10272: Stainless steel bars for pressure purposes
EN 10250-4: Open die steel forgings for general engineering purposes - Part 4: Stainless steels
EN 10088-2: Stainless steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
Machining of Stainless Steels and Super Alloys: Traditional and Nontraditional Techniques, Helmi A. Youssef, 2016
EN 10088-3: Stainless steels - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
EN 10088-1: Stainless steels - Part 1: List of stainless steels
Corrosion of Austenitic Stainless Steels: Mechanism, Mitigation and Monitoring, H. S. Khatak and B. Raj (editors), 2002
Austenitic Stainless Steels: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, P. Marshall, 1984
Advances in Stainless Steels, Baldev Raj et al. (editors), 2010