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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7707 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.7707 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7707 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
500
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
3.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.26 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
2.3 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
94.7 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2