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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 83% 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
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
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030