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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade M Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and ASTM A372 grade M steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
450 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
510 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
660 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
3.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
1140 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
29 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
24 to 27

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
92.5 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
2.8 to 3.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080

Comparable Variants