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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
560
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
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050