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EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4423 stainless steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.8 to 80.5
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
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 0.015