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EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4600 stainless steel and EN 1.4006 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 730
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 87.7
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0