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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and AISI 309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
34 to 47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
58 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
12 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030