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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0402 Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.0402 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.17 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
97.7 to 99.43
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045