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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4646 stainless steel and EN 1.4852 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
620
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
41
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
29.6 to 40.9
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030