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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and EN 1.3558 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
73.7 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
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 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3