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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4311 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4311 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
8.5 to 11.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015