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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and EN 1.4640 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
620 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
240 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
250 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
150 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
67.4 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
5.5 to 6.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015