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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

Both AISI 434 stainless steel and EN 1.8503 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
600
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
3.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
95.8 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.65 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35