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EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4941 stainless steel and EN 1.4590 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 73.6
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15