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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.3520 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 EN 1.3520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190 to 220
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 630 to 690
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.75
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