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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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 0.015
0 to 0.015