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EN 1.7014 Steel vs. EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7014 steel and EN 1.4003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.7014 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1390
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 49
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.5
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.015