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AISI 309S Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 309S stainless steel and EN 1.4438 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 AISI 309S stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 66
57.3 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
13 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015