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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1060
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.22
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 0.015