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EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4762 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 69.7 to 75.1
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030