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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and AISI 301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
7.4 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
210 to 600
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
410 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0