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EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1084 Steel

Both EN 1.4438 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1084 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
320 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
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 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
81 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
700 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.5
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050