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EN 1.8063 Steel vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8063 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 1.8063 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 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1980
770 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 59
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.54
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
21.5 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
69.3 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.28
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010