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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0487 Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and EN 1.0487 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0487 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
96.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.050