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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.4511 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
870
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
78.9 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0