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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 340
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015