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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
17

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 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
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