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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0473 Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and EN 1.0473 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0473 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
96.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.040
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020