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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4903 stainless steel and EN 1.4006 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0