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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050