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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
620
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030