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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4490 stainless steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4490 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0