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EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4438 stainless steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.5
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.015