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EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4449 stainless steel and EN 1.4405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4449 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 48
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.2
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 69.3
73.6 to 80.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0.7 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 12.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.080
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025