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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030