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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4404 stainless steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 550
480 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

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
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
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 0.015

Comparable Variants