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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3549 stainless steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010