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EN 1.4983 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4983 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4983 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.6
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.8
0