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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
290

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 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 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0