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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.4424 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
350 to 370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 77
90 to 91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
68.6 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015