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EN 1.4571 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4571 stainless steel and EN 1.4640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4571 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
440 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
620 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
240 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
250 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 820
150 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
67.4 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13.5
5.5 to 6.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0