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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and S42300 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 (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 S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.5
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3