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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 690
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5