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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and EN 1.4307 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
190 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 98
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
200 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
100 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015