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EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4438 stainless steel and EN 1.4374 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 1.4438 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.5
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 16
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030