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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 83
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010