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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015