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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.6587 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
1.4 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030