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EN 1.7014 Steel vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7014 steel and EN 1.4162 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1390
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 49
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.5
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
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