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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0