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EN 1.0487 Steel vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0487 steel and EN 1.4560 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.0487 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 71
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.38
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0