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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.4941 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
65.1 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8