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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 0.4
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050