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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.4429 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015