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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and EN 1.4487 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 stainless 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
Elongation at Break, % 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
64.7 to 72.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030