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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 460
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
680
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
10.7 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8