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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3