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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4477 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4477 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 39
22 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
420 to 490
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
880 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
940 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
5.8 to 7.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015