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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and AISI 308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
64.1 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030