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AISI 409Cb Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both AISI 409Cb stainless steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 409Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
1.0 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
2.9 to 3.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25