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EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7379 Steel

Both EN 1.4742 stainless steel and EN 1.7379 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.4742 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7379 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.13 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.6
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