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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4905 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 83
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
86.2 to 88.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25