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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8945 Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and EN 1.8945 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8945 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 98
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
95.1 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040