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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8