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EN 1.4432 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4432 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 1.4432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
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 1450
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 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
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), % 62.3 to 70.5
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), % 10.5 to 13
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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