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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4611 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4611 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0