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EN 1.6771 Steel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6771 steel and S41045 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6771 steel and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 350
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 8.7
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440 to 680
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 1180
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 1140
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 93
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1460 to 3450
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 41
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 35
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
12 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 92.2 to 95
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030