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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 400
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 550
770
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
13 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5