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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and EN 1.4634 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4634 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
74.9 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050