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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010