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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4552 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4477 stainless steel and EN 1.4552 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4552 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 490
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

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 20
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
63.9 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030