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EN 1.4309 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4309 stainless steel and EN 1.4511 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 73
78.9 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015