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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4945 stainless steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 350
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0