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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and EN 1.4424 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
350 to 370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90 to 91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
68.6 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015