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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9255 Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9255 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 9255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
96.2 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040