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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and EN 1.4948 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 69% 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 1.4887 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4948 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 600
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
66.8 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
8.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015