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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 87% 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 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 520
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015