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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4640 stainless steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4640 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, % 51
2.0 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 250
260 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 460
430 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
710 to 1970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
450 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250 to 260
39 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015