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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1