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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4901 stainless steel and EN 1.4412 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
60.4 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0