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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.010