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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 270
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.8