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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
240 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
62.7 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.5 to 9.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants