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EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both EN 1.4507 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4507 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 530
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.4 to 65.8
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015