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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
380 to 520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
30 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.020