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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3