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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
17 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
470 to 510
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
520 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
790
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
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
75.9 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
4.5 to 6.5
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5