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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4416 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4416 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
45.2 to 52.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020