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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015