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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.4590 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 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
190
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
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
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 to 0.015
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15