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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4458 stainless steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440C stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
260 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
710 to 1970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
450 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
39 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015