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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4901 stainless steel and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 460
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
680
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
44 to 67

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
10.7 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
1.5 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0