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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.4374 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030