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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 445 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and AISI 445 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 445 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
74.9 to 80.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.012