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EN 1.4650 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4650 stainless steel and EN 1.4373 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4650 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4373 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 48
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 20
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.8 to 72.5
63 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015