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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4436 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and EN 1.4436 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
62.3 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
10.5 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015