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EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4409 stainless steel and EN 1.4490 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4490 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
61.7 to 70.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030