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EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4529 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4449 stainless steel and EN 1.4529 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 80% 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 1.4529 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 48
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.2
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 69.3
42.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010