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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both EN 1.4104 stainless steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 310
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 450
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
300 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 800
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants