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EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both EN 1.4315 stainless steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
430
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010