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EN 1.7003 Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7003 steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7003 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1780
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 42
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 53
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030