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EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4116 stainless steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4116 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450
420 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
240 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0