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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 82% 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 1.4406 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015