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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 620
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
21
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015