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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and EN 1.4941 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
65.1 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8