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EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4409 stainless steel and EN 1.4887 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. 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 1.4409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015