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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4558 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.4558 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.6
0