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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440B stainless steel and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 18
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 850
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1930
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 110
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 70
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010