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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and EN 1.4409 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 71
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
990
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 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
61.7 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0