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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030