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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
8.5 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050