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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4901 stainless steel and EN 1.4951 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 460
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
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
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
49.1 to 57
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
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
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