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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4439 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.4439 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

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
58.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015