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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and EN 1.4887 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 620
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015