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EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4125 stainless steel and EN 1.4429 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.7
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
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