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EN 1.4835 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both EN 1.4835 stainless steel and EN 1.7378 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4835 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 520
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
5.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
2.2 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 68.4
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3