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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7375 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.7375 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.7375 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 500
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
94.5 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010