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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 83% 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015