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EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4451 stainless steel and EN 1.4951 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 85% 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 1.4451 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.2 to 64.6
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015