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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

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
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
32

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
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