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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7711 Steel

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and EN 1.7711 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
690 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
2.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
130 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
430 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
96 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.45 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.5 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35