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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35