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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and EN 1.4429 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 46
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015