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EN 1.1170 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1170 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 35
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 730
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 500
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 670
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.5
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010