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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 445 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 445 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.015