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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and EN 1.4512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 530
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
95

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
10.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
84.8 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.65
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0