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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
770
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
13 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5