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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7707 Steel

Both EN 1.4418 stainless steel and EN 1.7707 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7707 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 480
500
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 62 to 90
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
3.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.26 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
2.3 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
94.7 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2