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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8875 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and EN 1.8875 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.8875 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
490

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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15