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EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7379 Steel

Both EN 1.4724 stainless steel and EN 1.7379 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4724 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7379 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.13 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 86.6
94.5 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030