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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 610
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 840
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710 to 1040
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 2770
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8