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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 409Cb Stainless Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and AISI 409Cb 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 32 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 439 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 409Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
84.9 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0