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EN 1.6773 Steel vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6773 steel and S40920 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6773 steel and the bottom bar is S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 560
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 670
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1120
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
710
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
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.0
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2210
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.6 to 2.0
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 92 to 93.9
85.1 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.6 to 4.1
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5