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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4434 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.4434 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
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
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
16.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
59.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
10.5 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0.1 to 0.2
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