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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.2
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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
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
1.5 to 2.5