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EN 1.4470 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4470 stainless steel and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4470 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8