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EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4845 stainless steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 76% 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 1.4845 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
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 2.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015