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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0