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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
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 0.015