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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4901 stainless steel and EN 1.4941 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
65.1 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0