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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 445 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and AISI 445 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 445 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
74.9 to 80.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.012