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EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4832 stainless steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4832 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
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), % 13 to 15
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015