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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0478 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.0478 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0478 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
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 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
96.9 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050