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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
600
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 25
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0