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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3521 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and EN 1.3521 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 439 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
490 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0