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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5526 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.5526 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.5526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490 to 1650

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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 49

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.1
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