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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030