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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 88% 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 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 93
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.020 to 0.060
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 0.010