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EN 1.4607 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4607 stainless steel and EN 1.4162 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4607 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 330
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 580
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 20.5
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 75.6 to 81.4
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0