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EN 1.8159 Steel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8159 steel and EN 1.4487 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.8159 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4487 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 70
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 58
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
64.7 to 72.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0