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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4729 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
80.4 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030