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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and EN 1.4931 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11.3 to 12.2
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
83.2 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35