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EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4373 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4373 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 71.5
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030