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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 430 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and AISI 430 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4887 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 600
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
79.1 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030