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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.4826 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4826 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
60.4 to 68.7
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030