EN 1.4598 (X2CrNiMoCuS17-10-2) Stainless Steel
Austenitic & General Stainless Steels
Property Overview
Density7.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus200GPa
Tensile Strength600MPa
Yield Strength200MPa
Brinell Hardness215HB
Maximum Service Temperature950°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.030%
CR
16.5 to 18.5%
NI
10 to 13%
MO
2.0 to 2.5%
MN
0 to 2.0%
SI
0 to 1.0%
N
0 to 0.1%
P
0 to 0.045%
S
0.1 to 0.2%
CU
1.3 to 1.8%
FE
60.8 to 70.1%
Mechanical
A - Min. elongation at fracture (%) (+A)
40
+A
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa
Elongation at Break
46 %
Fatigue Strength
210 MPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
90 J
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
R p0.2 0.2% proof strength (MPa) (+A)
200
+A
Rm - Tensile strength (MPa) (+A)
500-700
+A
Shear Modulus
77 GPa
Shear Strength
420 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
600 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
230 MPa
Hardness
+A Soft annealed +AC Annealed to achieve spheroidization of the carbides +AR As rolled +AT Solution annealed +C Cold drawn / hard +CR Cold rolled +FP Treated to ferrite-pearlite structure and hardness range +I Isothermal annealing +LC Cold drawn / soft +M Thermo mechanical rolling +N Normalized +NT Normalized and tempered
+P Precipitation hardened +PE Peeled +QA Air quenched and tempered +QL Liquid quenched and tempered +QT Quenched and tempered +S Treated to improve shearability +SH As rolled and turned +SR Cold drawn and stress relieved +T Tempered +TH Treated to hardness range +WW Warm worked +U Untreated
+A
Brinell Hardness
190
Brinell hardness (HB): (+A)
215
+A
Physical
Density
7.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
290 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
410 °C
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
950 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1430 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1390 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
15 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
4.1 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
16 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.3 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.6 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
220 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
130 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
19 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.8 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
52 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
52 MJ/kg 22 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
150 L/kg
Embodied Water
150 L/kg 18 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.45981.4598EN 1.4598 (X2CrNiMoCuS17-10-2) Stainless SteelX2CrNiMoCuS17-10-2X2CrNiMoCuS17-10-2
Standards
EN 10088-1 EN 10088-1: 2005 Stainless steels. List of stainless steels
EN 10088-1 EN 10088-1: Stainless steels - Part 1: List of stainless steels
EN 10088-3 EN 10088-3: 2005 Stainless steels. Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
EN 10088-3 EN 10088-3: Stainless steels - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes