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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025