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EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4057 stainless steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 430
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 980
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 790
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96 to 130
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1610
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 77.7 to 83.4
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030