EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and EN 1.4530 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 1600 | |
| 1030 to 1370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 790 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 to 56 | |
| 36 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 39 | |
| 29 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 54 | |
| 35 to 47 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0.6 to 0.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 11.5 to 12.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.4 to 76.4 | |
| 74.4 to 77.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
| 1.9 to 2.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.2 to 10.2 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.28 to 0.4 | |
| 0.28 to 0.37 |