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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and EN 1.4742 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
77.2 to 81.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015