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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.4310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
510 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
730 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
260 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
170 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
66.4 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
6.0 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015