AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel
Both AISI 416 stainless steel and EN 1.4006 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 32 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 AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 31 | |
16 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 340 | |
150 to 300 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 480 | |
370 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 800 | |
590 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 600 | |
230 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 680 | |
740 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1530 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1480 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
2.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
7.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
27 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
13 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 140 | |
99 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 940 | |
140 to 660 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 29 | |
21 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 25 | |
20 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
21 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.080 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
11.5 to 13.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83.2 to 87.9 | |
83.1 to 88.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.015 |