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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4432 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and EN 1.4432 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
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 2.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
62.3 to 70.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.5 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
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 0.015
0 to 0.015