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EN 1.4470 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4470 stainless steel and EN 1.4306 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4470 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015