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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
12 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.030
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