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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4669 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.4669 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 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4669 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
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 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.045
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.6 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
65.2 to 74.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030