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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6587 steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
44
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010