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EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4910 stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 96% 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 1.4910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 69.9
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015