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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7006 Steel

Both EN 1.4874 stainless steel and EN 1.7006 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
530 to 1890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0