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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015