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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both EN 1.4458 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
4.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015