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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and EN 1.4547 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 93
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010