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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 329 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and AISI 329 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 329 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
23 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
63.1 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
2.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030