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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1