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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0348 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.0348 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.0348 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
97.5 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020