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EN 1.6781 Steel vs. EN 1.4011 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6781 steel and EN 1.4011 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.6781 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4011 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
750
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 44
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1220
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.6
82.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025