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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
12
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015