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EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4405 stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 80.3
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.5
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015