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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P3 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P3 steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 SAE-AISI P3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
410 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
15 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
16 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
14 to 65

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 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0.4 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
96.3 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
1.0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0