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EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4449 stainless steel and EN 1.4315 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4449 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 48
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.2
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 69.3
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 12.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.080
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015