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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and EN 1.4028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
660 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
94 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.26 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
83.1 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015