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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8151 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.8151 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 (8, 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 1.8151 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200 to 540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
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
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2