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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050