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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4982 stainless steel and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
200 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 57
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 540
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.0090
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0