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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7701 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.7701 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.7701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.48 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
96.2 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
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 to 0.4
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2