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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.4125 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 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
78 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015