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EN 1.8965 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8965 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8965 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 39
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 99
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 1.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.35
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
28 to 30
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.065
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.17
0