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EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4005 stainless steel and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 290
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 500
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

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
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 650
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.8
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030