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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
21
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030