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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4466 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 82% 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 1.4466 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
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
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
45.6 to 52.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
21 to 23
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010