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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0