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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3