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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and EN 1.4662 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
430 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050