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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both S44800 stainless steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030