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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
300 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
540 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35

Comparable Variants