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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and EN 1.4877 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 70% 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 1.4429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 470
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
26 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010