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EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4598 stainless steel and EN 1.4477 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4477 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
22 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
420 to 490
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
880 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
940 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 70.1
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.015