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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7707 Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.7707 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7707 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
500
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 93
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
3.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.26 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
2.3 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
94.7 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2