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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 340
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015