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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.4482 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4482 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
420 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
530 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
230 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
690 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
66.1 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.5 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030