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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

Both S42300 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 650
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0