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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.4028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
230 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
660 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
94 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.26 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
83.1 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
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), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants