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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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