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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4435 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.4435 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4435 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
240

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
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
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
59.8 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
12.5 to 15
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