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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8895 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.8895 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.8895 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
97 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080