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EN 1.4317 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4317 stainless steel and EN 1.4125 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.4317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1010
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
78 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015