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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.4527 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 75% 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 1.4406 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
27.5 to 30.5
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 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030