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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4017 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.4017 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4406 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4017 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
78.3 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
1.2 to 1.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015