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EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4031 stainless steel and EN 1.4468 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 900
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
59.7 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
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