EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. R05240 Alloy
EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 R05240 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
150 |
Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 23 | |
25 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.36 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
57 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 750 | |
270 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 510 | |
170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
210 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
190 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
6.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
14 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
460 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 to 110 | |
59 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 660 | |
90 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
6.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
13 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 27 | |
5.4 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 24 | |
6.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 26 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83.1 to 88.4 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
35 to 42 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
57.9 to 65 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |