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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and EN 1.4598 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
60.8 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0