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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4807 stainless steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 600
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
18
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015