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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and EN 1.3955 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3955 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
220

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
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
65.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
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 0.030