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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6