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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4588 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4588 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
41.2 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020