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EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9255 Steel

Both EN 1.4369 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9255 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4369 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 580
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 70.2
96.2 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.5
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040