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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 11 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
320 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
100 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
200 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
96.2 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0