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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and AISI 309HCb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309HCb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
56 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030