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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3