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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7216 Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and EN 1.7216 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7216 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
290 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
410 to 560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
650 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
400 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
97.2 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants