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EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4000 stainless steel and EN 1.4458 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 EN 1.4000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 88
40.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025