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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.4438 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
57.3 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
13 to 16
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