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AISI 309 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5422 Steel

Both AISI 309 stainless steel and EN 1.5422 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5422 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 47
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 66
96.3 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050