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EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both EN 1.4031 stainless steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 900
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.4 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15