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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3551 steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
630 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0