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EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4845 stainless steel and EN 1.4306 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4845 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015