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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4443 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and EN 1.4443 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4443 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
20
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
60.4 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030