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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 39
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8