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EN 1.4470 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7379 Steel

Both EN 1.4470 stainless steel and EN 1.7379 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4470 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7379 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
94.5 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030