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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5