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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4597 stainless steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
240 to 250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90 to 91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
62.7 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
5.5 to 9.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010