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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0