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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0