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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.4487 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a very high 99% 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 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4487 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
64.7 to 72.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030