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EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel vs. S40945 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4941 stainless steel and S40945 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S40945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
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
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

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
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 73.6
85.1 to 89.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.18 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.050 to 0.2