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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
160
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
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
14 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010