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EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4034 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 900
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 94
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1370
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040