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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6587 steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030