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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 434 stainless steel and S44537 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 77
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 330
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0