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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.4961 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 550
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0