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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.9

Electrical Properties

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

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
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0