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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.4911 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
75.7 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4