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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.3940 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 97% 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 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
64.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020