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EN 1.4435 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4435 stainless steel and EN 1.4311 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4435 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.8 to 68
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 15
8.5 to 11.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015