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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030