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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3