AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel
Both AISI 440B stainless steel and EN 1.4057 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 18 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 850 | |
| 320 to 430 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1110 | |
| 520 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1930 | |
| 840 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 1860 | |
| 530 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
| 16 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 to 110 | |
| 96 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 30 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0.12 to 0.22 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.3 | |
| 77.7 to 83.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |