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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and EN 1.4415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
470 to 510
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
91 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
75.9 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
4.5 to 6.5
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5