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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
270
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
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015