EN 1.4600 (X2CrMnNiTi12) Stainless Steel
EN 1.4600 stainless steel is a ferritic stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the annealed condition. 1.4600 is the EN numeric designation for this material. X2CrMnNiTi12 is the EN chemical designation.
It has a moderately low base cost among wrought ferritic stainless steels. In addition, it has a moderately low embodied energy and a moderately high thermal conductivity.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.4600 stainless steel to: wrought ferritic stainless steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 28 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
23 %
Fatigue Strength
290 MPa 42 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
76 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
360 MPa 53 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
580 MPa 83 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
430 MPa 62 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
420 °C 790 °F
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
730 °C 1350 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C 2630 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C 2550 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
27 W/m-K 16 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
10 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.9 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
3.4 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
7.0 % relative
Density
7.7 g/cm3 480 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.0 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
28 MJ/kg 12 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
100 L/kg 12 gal/lb
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
120 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
470 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Thermal Diffusivity
7.3 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
21 points
Alloy Composition
Among wrought stainless steels, the composition of EN 1.4600 stainless steel is notable for containing a comparatively high amount of manganese (Mn) and including titanium (Ti). Manganese is used to improve ductility at elevated temperatures. It also permits a higher nitrogen content than would otherwise be possible. Titanium is used to broadly improve mechanical properties.
| Fe | 82 to 87.7 | |
| Cr | 11 to 13 | |
| Mn | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| Ni | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| Si | 0 to 1.0 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.35 | |
| P | 0 to 0.040 | |
| C | 0 to 0.030 | |
| N | 0 to 0.025 | |
| S | 0 to 0.015 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
EN 10088-2: Stainless steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
EN 10088-1: Stainless steels - Part 1: List of stainless steels
Corrosion of Stainless Steels, A. John Sedriks, 1996
Advances in Stainless Steels, Baldev Raj et al. (editors), 2010
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015