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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8