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AISI 429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 429 stainless steel and EN 1.4509 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4509 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86
77.8 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6