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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 400
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3