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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440B Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and AISI 440B stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% 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 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260 to 850
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
57 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.75 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
78.2 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015