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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
220 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91 to 93
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
420 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
240 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015