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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0