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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030