EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. R60901 Alloy
EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 39 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 1020 | |
| 500 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 630 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 to 200 | |
| 88 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 1010 | |
| 640 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 28 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 9.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 58 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 13 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 49.2 to 59 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.9 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 96.8 to 97.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.29 |