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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.4652 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 75% 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 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 42
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 470
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
57
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
38.3 to 46.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050