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EN 1.6932 Steel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6932 steel and EN 1.4374 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.32
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.4
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.1
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0