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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel

Both S41045 stainless steel and EN 1.4468 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
59.7 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025