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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3566 Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and EN 1.3566 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3566 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
490 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
96.8 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030