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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 85% 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 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
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
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015