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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030