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EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4125 stainless steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 EN 1.4125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.7
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0