EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. Chromium 33
EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 23 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 750 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 510 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 to 110 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 660 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 26 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.1 to 88.4 | |
| 25.7 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |