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EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4443 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4988 stainless steel and EN 1.4443 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4443 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69.5
60.4 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.85
0