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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040