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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and S40920 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 520
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
85.1 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5