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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6308 Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.6308 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.6308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
54
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
96.4 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.45 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0.5 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030