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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
300 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010