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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6587 steel and S64512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4