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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4062 stainless steel and S31260 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 (1, 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 S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 420
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 510
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5