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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4439 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4439 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
58.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015