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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and EN 1.4630 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
77.1 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8