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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

Both EN 1.4615 stainless steel and EN 1.7729 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
500
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8