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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and S44537 stainless steel are iron alloys. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0