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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
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 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030