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EN 1.1170 Steel vs. EN 1.4308 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1170 steel and EN 1.4308 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 EN 1.1170 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 35
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 730
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 500
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 670
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.5
65.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030