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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4855 stainless steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4855 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, % 4.6
2.0 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
260 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710 to 1970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
450 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 610
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
39 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015