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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620
670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
3.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.6 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.6 to 4.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025