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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0