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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and S44800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 51
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020