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EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4598 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
18 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 70.1
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.040