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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015