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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8062 Steel

Both EN 1.4912 stainless steel and EN 1.8062 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8062 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200 to 510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660 to 1910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
95.9 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025