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EN 1.6771 Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6771 steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1.6771 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 350
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 8.7
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440 to 680
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 20 to 32
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 1180
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 1140
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 93
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1460 to 3450
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 35
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.2 to 95
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010