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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and EN 1.4306 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
10 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015