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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1244 Steel

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.1244 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1244 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
730 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
98.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030