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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7176 Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and EN 1.7176 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7176 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200 to 470
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.52 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
97 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025