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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4003 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% 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 EN 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
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 6.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
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 0.015
0 to 0.030