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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and EN 1.6982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
3.5 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015