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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0644 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.0644 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.0644 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
570

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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
96.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15