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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
5.6 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
480 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
860
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
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
13
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0

Comparable Variants