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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050