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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0

Comparable Variants