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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
770
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
13 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5