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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030