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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010