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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
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
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015