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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 550
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0.070 to 0.3