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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and EN 1.4006 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015