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EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4611 stainless steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4611 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0