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AISI 430F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8838 Steel

Both AISI 430F stainless steel and EN 1.8838 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 430F stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8838 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 79.2 to 83.9
95 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14