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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
1.2 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
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
0.7 to 1.4
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