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EN 1.4002 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4002 stainless steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4002 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
480 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.6 to 87.9
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015