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EN 1.1061 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1061 steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1061 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
630 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 58
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.06
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0