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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6771 Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.6771 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.6771 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
8.0 to 8.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
440 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
930 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
740 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
2.5
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
75 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
1460 to 3450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
33 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
27 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
92.2 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020