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EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4109 stainless steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4109 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 85
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3