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EN 1.4434 Stainless Steel vs. S40945 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4434 stainless steel and S40945 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S40945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 450
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 59.2 to 69.9
85.1 to 89.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 14
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.18 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2