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EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.4595 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4595 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85.8
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050