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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and N08925 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
340

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
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

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
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030