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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
19
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.7 to 4.5
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