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EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8821 Steel

Both EN 1.4487 stainless steel and EN 1.8821 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4487 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8821 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 64.7 to 72.9
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1