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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4372 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 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015