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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.4374 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 87% 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 EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030