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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 530
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.0