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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440B stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 18
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 850
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1110
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1930
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
14
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
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 110
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 70
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 11
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