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EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4487 stainless steel and S40977 stainless 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 (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 S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.7 to 72.9
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015