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EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7715 Steel

Both EN 1.4729 stainless steel and EN 1.7715 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7715 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
2.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.4 to 86.7
96.5 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.28