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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and EN 1.4062 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
410 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
530 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
170 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
690 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
21.5 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
69.3 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.28
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0