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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and EN 1.6587 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
1.4 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants