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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
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