EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309Cb Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4988 stainless steel and AISI 309Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 EN 1.4988 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309Cb stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
39 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 | |
390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 | |
580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 520 | |
510 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 920 | |
1090 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 89 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
170 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 22 | |
23 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
140 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
22 to 24 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.1 to 69.5 | |
56 to 66 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.1 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
12 to 16 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
0 to 1.1 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.060 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.6 to 0.85 | |
0 |