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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 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