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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both EN 1.4408 stainless steel and EN 1.7378 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
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 2.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
5.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
2.2 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3