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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.4446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030