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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030