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EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4424 stainless steel and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4424 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 370
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 500
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 640
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 68.6 to 72.4
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.2
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6