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EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4449 stainless steel and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 48
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
680
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.2
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 69.3
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 12.5
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8