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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both EN 1.4662 stainless steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 450
560
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 620
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
3.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840 to 940
2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
1.6 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
3.6 to 4.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025