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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4432 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4855 stainless steel and EN 1.4432 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 610
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
62.3 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
10.5 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015