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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and S15700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200 to 460
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
770 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
6.5 to 7.7
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030