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EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4057 stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4057 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 430
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 580
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 980
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 790
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96 to 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1610
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.7 to 83.4
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
15.5 to 17.5
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