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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4401 stainless steel and EN 1.4652 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 94
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
57
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
38.3 to 46.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050