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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7710 Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and EN 1.7710 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7710 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
6.8 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
500 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
930 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
800 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
4.5
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
1680 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
27 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
27 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
95.1 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25