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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.4422 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
76.8 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0030