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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7117 Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and EN 1.7117 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7117 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
660 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.49 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
95.2 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025