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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.8509 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 1.8509 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
440
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
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 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0