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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and EN 1.4031 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270
400 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
670 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
77 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
83 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0