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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4020 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 540
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 950
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2290
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35