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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both S45500 stainless steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570 to 890
860 to 950
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 620
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
10.2 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.2 to 0.5

Comparable Variants