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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210 to 270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 93
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 470
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
300 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010