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AISI 309 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both AISI 309 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 47
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 280
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 66
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035