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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4512 stainless steel and EN 1.4662 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
430 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
0