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EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel

Both EN 1.4887 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4320 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 4320 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
570 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
430 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
480 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 34.2 to 45
95.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
1.7 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040