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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0