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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.4826 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4826 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
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
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
60.4 to 68.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
9.0 to 11
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
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030