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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
610 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
120 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.015