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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and EN 1.4008 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025