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PES vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

PES and EN 1.4438 stainless steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PES is a polymeric material, while EN 1.4438 stainless steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (37, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PES and the bottom bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.6
200
Elongation at Break, % 65
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 87
620

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1100
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.18
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 53
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 33
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 45
14