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EN 1.7106 Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7106 steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 500
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2020
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 73
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 61
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015