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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7710 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.7710 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7710 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.8 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
500 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
930 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
800 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
4.5
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
73 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
1680 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27 to 31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
1.3 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
95.1 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25