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AISI 444 Stainless Steel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 444 stainless steel and S20432 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 444 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 83
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 580
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0