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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4123 stainless steel and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
1030 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0

Comparable Variants