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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.6982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
3.5 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015