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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. AISI 309 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and AISI 309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
34 to 47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
58 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
12 to 15
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0