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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015