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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7720 Steel

Both AISI 348 stainless steel and EN 1.7720 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.3 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
96.6 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.3