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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.4852 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
620
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1100
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 30
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
41
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
29.6 to 40.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
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