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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4650 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and EN 1.4650 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4650 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18.5 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
65.8 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0