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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4630 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0