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EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both EN 1.4598 stainless steel and EN 1.8961 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 70.1
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14