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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015