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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8