EN 1.4122 +A Steel vs. Annealed S17700 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4122 +A steel and annealed S17700 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4122 +A steel and the bottom bar is annealed S17700 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 86 | |
| 81 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 480 | |
| 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 520 | |
| 460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.33 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.2 to 83.4 | |
| 70.5 to 76.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 6.5 to 7.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |