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EN 1.5402 Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5402 steel and EN 1.4462 stainless 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 1.5402 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.7
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.040 to 0.080
0