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EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

Both EN 1.4857 stainless steel and EN 1.7779 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 1.4857 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
5.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 31.4 to 41.7
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55