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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 434 stainless steel and EN 1.4634 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4634 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
74.9 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050