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EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4742 stainless steel and EN 1.4373 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 1.4742 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4373 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
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 5.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.6
63 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015