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EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4109 stainless steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4109 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
Elongation at Break, % 19
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 85
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
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 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010