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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030