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EN 1.8901 Steel vs. AISI 414 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8901 steel and AISI 414 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8901 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 414 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
430 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 390
550 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
900 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
700 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
1260 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
81.8 to 87.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
1.3 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0