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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4520 stainless steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0