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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
140 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050