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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4749 stainless steel and EN 1.4376 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4376 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
17 to 20.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
65.5 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015