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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and AISI 316Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
60.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030