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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.7779 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
5.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55