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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0