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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.4887 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015