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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 620
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
12
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015