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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7711 Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and EN 1.7711 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.7711 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
16 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
290 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
690 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
130 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
430 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
96 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.65
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35