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EN 1.4434 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7706 Steel

Both EN 1.4434 stainless steel and EN 1.7706 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7706 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 59.2 to 69.9
94.7 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 14
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3