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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1078 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1078 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 1078 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
730 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430 to 570

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
77 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
490 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.72 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050