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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
240 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015