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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M52 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 SAE-AISI M52 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
25 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
3.5 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
84.4 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.9
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.75 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.3