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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040