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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
570
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
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0