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EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4468 stainless steel and EN 1.4845 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4845 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 67.4
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015