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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0