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EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4409 stainless steel and EN 1.4634 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4634 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
200
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
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
74.9 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050