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EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both EN 1.4369 stainless steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4369 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
170 to 290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 580
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 70.2
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010