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EN 1.7106 Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7106 steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7106 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 500
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2020
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 73
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 61
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030