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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.4008 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
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
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025