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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7177 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.7177 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7177 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.6 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0