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EN 1.4650 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both EN 1.4650 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4650 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 48
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 20
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.8 to 72.5
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.080
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015