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AISI 309H Stainless Steel vs. AISI 430F Stainless Steel

Both AISI 309H stainless steel and AISI 430F stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309H stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 66
79.2 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35