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EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4373 stainless steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4373 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 71.5
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015