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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0