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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4311 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 96% 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.5 to 11.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015