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EN 1.7077 Steel vs. EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7077 steel and EN 1.4550 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7077 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
200
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 490 to 1750
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 62
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 51
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.38
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
64.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015