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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7117 steel and EN 1.4415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 660 to 1930
830 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
75.9 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
4.5 to 6.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5