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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4905 stainless steel and EN 1.4311 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
8.5 to 11.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0