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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.4523 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 1.4523 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
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
22
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
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17.5 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
75.7 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
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
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8