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EN 1.1127 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1127 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 370
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 580
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 140
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 880
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.42
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.1
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025