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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010