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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
22
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0