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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
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 0.035