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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4646 stainless steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015