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EN 1.6932 Steel vs. EN 1.4017 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6932 steel and EN 1.4017 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6932 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4017 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.32
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.4
78.3 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.1
1.2 to 1.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0