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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. S40975 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and S40975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S40975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
95

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
84.4 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0.5 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75