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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and EN 1.4595 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
8.1

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
81.3 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015