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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3539 Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.3539 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 EN 1.3539 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
1.8 to 2.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
95.2 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030