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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4912 stainless steel and EN 1.4369 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4369 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
63 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
6.5 to 8.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015