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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.4655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
450 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1050
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
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
510 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
63.6 to 73.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
3.5 to 5.5
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 0.015