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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030