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EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel vs. R30556 Alloy

Both EN 1.4600 stainless steel and R30556 alloy are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 44% 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 R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 360
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 730
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 87.7
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1