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EN 1.8891 Steel vs. AISI 444 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8891 steel and AISI 444 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8891 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 444 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 99
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0