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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 500
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020