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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
220 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
91 to 93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520
420 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
240 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
10 to 13
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