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EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4423 stainless steel and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4423 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
16

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 14
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
11

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), % 73.8 to 80.5
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.030