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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and EN 1.4487 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.4487 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 600
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
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
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
64.7 to 72.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030