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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8062 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.8062 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8062 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
660 to 1910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
95.9 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025