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EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4837 stainless steel and EN 1.4125 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 53.4 to 63.7
78 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015