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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.8550 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0.85 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035