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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7720 Steel

Both EN 1.4003 stainless steel and EN 1.7720 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
2.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
96.6 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.3