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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035