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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3537 Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and EN 1.3537 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3537 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030