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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel

Both AISI 439 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1070 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 SAE-AISI 1070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
34 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 310
380 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
640 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
420 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
59 to 86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
470 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0