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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050