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EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. 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 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
560

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
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
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015