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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309H Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and AISI 309H stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 51
51
Rockwell B Hardness 77
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
58.1 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030