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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4587 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
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
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