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EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4405 stainless steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 80.3
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12