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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both S44800 stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015