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EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4315 stainless steel and EN 1.4369 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4369 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
63 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015