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EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4509 stainless steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4509 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, % 21
2.0 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
260 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330
430 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
710 to 1970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
450 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
39 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 82.1
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0