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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and EN 1.4424 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
350 to 370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
90 to 91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
18 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
68.6 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015