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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.4104 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
400 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
860
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
78.8 to 84.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
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
0.15 to 0.35