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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A242 HSLA Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and ASTM A242 HSLA steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A242 HSLA steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
98.2 to 99.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050