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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4458 stainless steel and EN 1.4986 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
57
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
59.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030