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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.4611 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4611 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0