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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and EN 1.7703 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
320 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330
420 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
570 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35