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EN 1.6522 Steel vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6522 steel and EN 1.4062 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.6522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
770 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.5
69.3 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.28
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010