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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4458 stainless steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12