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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
590 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants