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EN 1.5638 Steel vs. AISI 409Cb Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5638 steel and AISI 409Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.5638 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 409Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
84.9 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040