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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4112 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4112 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4112 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
76.6 to 81.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12