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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.4374 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030