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EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4600 stainless steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 98% 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 1.4600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 730
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 87.7
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0