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EN 1.7108 Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7108 steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.7108 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 510
170 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
580 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 75
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 63
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 96.9
65.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.5 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030