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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and AISI 415 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 (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 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030