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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 570
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0