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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7709 Steel

Both EN 1.4945 stainless steel and EN 1.7709 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7709 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
200 to 230
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 640 to 740
650 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
3.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
95.2 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.55 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35