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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4912 stainless steel and EN 1.4466 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 79% 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 1.4466 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
45.6 to 52.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
21 to 23
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010