EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4005 stainless steel and AISI 416 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 EN 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
| 13 to 31 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 290 | |
| 230 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 450 | |
| 340 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 750 | |
| 510 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 500 | |
| 290 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 680 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 9.9 |
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 | 2.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
| 98 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 650 | |
| 220 to 940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.060 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.4 to 87.8 | |
| 83.2 to 87.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |