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EN 1.8902 Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8902 steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8902 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0.2 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0