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EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both EN 1.4530 stainless steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1370
550 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 48
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
19 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 47
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 77.3
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.37
0