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EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4369 stainless steel and EN 1.4948 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 1.4369 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4948 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 580
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 70.2
66.8 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
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