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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 83
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010