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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and S32506 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
19

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0