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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7711 Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.7711 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
210 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
16 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
290 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
440 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
690 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
2.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
130 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
430 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
96 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.45 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
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 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35