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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4434 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and EN 1.4434 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 540
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
59.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
10.5 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0