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EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4563 stainless steel and EN 1.4438 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4563 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.6 to 40.3
57.3 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
13 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
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