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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4408 stainless steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4408 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030