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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7176 Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.7176 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7176 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
200 to 470
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.52 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
97 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025