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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and S31655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
8.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015