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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7177 Steel

Both EN 1.4852 stainless steel and EN 1.7177 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7177 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
660 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0.6 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 29.6 to 40.9
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025