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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and EN 1.4474 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4474 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
61.2 to 69.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025