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EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7006 Steel

Both EN 1.4724 stainless steel and EN 1.7006 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4724 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
530 to 1890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 56

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 86.6
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035