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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4002 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.4002 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4002 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 550
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
83.6 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0