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EN 1.4434 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W1 Steel

Both EN 1.4434 stainless steel and AISI W1 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI W1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
590 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 83
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 85

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 59.2 to 69.9
96.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.73
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 14
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1