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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both S41050 stainless steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015