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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 620
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040