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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35