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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0