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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
70
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
11.4 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0