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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.6982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
770
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
29

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
3.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
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