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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and EN 1.4742 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
77.2 to 81.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015