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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1132 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.1132 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 EN 1.1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
240 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
38 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
160 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
98.6 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025