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EN 1.8961 Steel vs. EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8961 steel and EN 1.4035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8961 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
12.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 99.3
82.1 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.065
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0