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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4529 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and EN 1.4529 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4529 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 98
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
42.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010