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EN 1.1170 Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1170 steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
240 to 250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 35
90 to 91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 730
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 500
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 100
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 670
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.5
62.7 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
5.5 to 9.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010