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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
610 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
120 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015