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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 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, % 16 to 17
2.0 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
260 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
430 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
710 to 1970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
450 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
39 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants