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EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4511 stainless steel and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 78.9 to 84
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6