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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0