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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
610
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.030