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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4005 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
13 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
240 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
390 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
370 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
350 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.060 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
82.4 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35