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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6587 steel and S44625 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020