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EN 1.1172 Steel vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1172 steel and S39277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1172 steel and the bottom bar is S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1720
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 61
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 41
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 55
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 99.18
56.8 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2