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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015