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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
860 to 950
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 83
11 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5