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EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4369 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4369 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 70.2
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015