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EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4438 stainless steel and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.5
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 16
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8