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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 620
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015