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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4317 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.4317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
3.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025