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EN 1.8062 Steel vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8062 steel and S42010 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.8062 steel and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1910
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
13.5 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.1
80.9 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030